Gardens of the Fox Cities
Gardens of the Fox Cities is a garden in Wisconsin, at a modelled elevation of 231 m. Mosquito Hill stands 296 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Community Gardens, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Appleton Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Einstein Park: 0.8 mi
- Erb Park: 1.2 mi
- Highview Park: 1.4 mi
- Peabody Park: 1.6 mi
- Number 736: 2.0 mi
- Mill Creek Ravine: 2.1 mi
- Harry Houdini meets Edna Ferber: 2.2 mi
- Harry Houdini Bust: 2.3 mi
- Vulcan Street Plant Replica: 2.3 mi
- Lawrence University Arch: 2.2 mi
- Building for Kids: 2.3 mi
- Harry Houdini Childhood Home: 2.3 mi
- CN Appleton Swing Bridge: 2.5 mi
- Rock Island 17177 Caboose: 3.4 mi
- Aerial Landscape: 2.2 mi
- Metamorphosis: 2.3 mi
- Fox River Oracle: 2.4 mi
- Mustang Horse Statue: 4.5 mi
- Horse Statue: 4.7 mi
- Highland's Habitat: 2.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden of Wisconsin: 3.2 mi
- Fox River Academy Ravine: 3.3 mi
- Bruce B. Purdy Nature Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Casaloma Conservancy: 4.3 mi
- Appleton History Museum & Research Center: 2.1 mi
- The History Museum at the Castle: 2.1 mi
- Appleton History Museum: 2.2 mi
- Building for Kids: 2.3 mi
- Atlas Science Center: 2.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Marilyn Spieth Communitty Garden and Classroom: 0.8 mi
- Sustainable Lawrence University Garden (SLUG): 2.2 mi
- Courtyard: 3.4 mi
- Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Jennerjohn Hill: 7.2 mi
- Gopher Hill: 12.6 mi
- Turney Hill: 16.5 mi
- Mosquito Hill: 16.9 mi
- Scray Hill: 21.0 mi
- Niagara Excarpment: 10.0 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 10.1 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 10.2 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 10.2 mi
- Niagara Escarpment: 10.6 mi
- Lawesburg: 2.2 mi
- Grand Chute: 2.9 mi
- Wakefield: 7.7 mi
- Harrison: 11.8 mi
- Lime Rock: 14.6 mi
- Pavilion: 1.9 mi
- Courtyard: 7.4 mi
- Sunset Beach: 2.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gardens of the Fox Cities. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosquito Hill | WNW 292° | 296 m | 16.9 mi |
| Turney Hill | WNW 301° | 280 m | 16.5 mi |
| Scray Hill | ENE 66° | 269 m | 21.0 mi |
| Burdon Hill | NE 35° | 237 m | 23.1 mi |
| Gopher Hill | NE 50° | 223 m | 12.6 mi |
| Platten Hill | NE 38° | 219 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:28 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:57 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:30 | 16:18 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 31 | 44 | 57 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 61 | 49 | 36 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appleton, 3 mi away.
- ground-ivy20 obs
- common milkweed19 obs
- Mallard16 obs
- common dandelion16 obs
- white clover16 obs
- Canada Goose15 obs
- common buckthorn15 obs
- wild bergamot15 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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